Hot on the heels of the announcement of the 2022 ACT Book of the Year, Lucy Neave's Believe in Me, nominations are now open for the 2023 ACT Book of the Year Award.
The ACT Book of the Year Award recognises quality contemporary literary works including fiction, non-fiction and poetry by Canberra authors published in the previous calendar year.
The ACT Book of the Year Award rewards excellence in literature with prizes of $10,000 for the winner, $2,000 for any highly commended books and $1,000 for each short listed book. Nominations are considered by an independent judging panel, which recommends a shortlist and winning author to the Minister for the Arts.
Minister for the Arts Tara Cheyne said "I encourage all ACT authors to put forward nominations for their latest book. This is not only an opportunity for our authors to be acknowledged for their talent and hard work, but also to promote the high quality of our local writing community overall and inspire new authors to bring their creative ideas to reality and start writing now."
Nominations for the 2023 ACT Book of the Year will close at 5.00pm on Thursday, 15 June 2023.
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